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Great British Beer Festival 2012 (CAMRA Beer Festival)

Beer (sort)Average Score (sort)No. Samples (sort)
Arbor Ales - Oyster StoutExcellent1
Blue Monkey - Infinity IPA (was Infinity)Excellent1
Coniston - No.9 Barley WineExcellent1
Falstaff - 3-FazeGood1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Brewer's Reserve No.4Excellent1
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Wild RiverExcellent1
Goose Eye - Chinook BlondeGood1
Greene King - 5XExcellent1
Marble - Lagonda IPAExcellent1
Stone - Pale AleGood1
Thwaites - 13 Guns (canned)Excellent1

Visits Details

08 Aug 2012 (oz11)
Afternoon through to evening. A welcome return, for me at least. Cannot abide Earls Court.
BeerABVScoreNotes
Marble - Lagonda IPA5.00ExcellentListed as 5.0% ABV.
Blue Monkey - Infinity IPA (was Infinity)4.60Excellent
Arbor Ales - Oyster Stout4.60ExcellentIn the program as 4.6% ABV.
Coniston - No.9 Barley Wine8.50ExcellentChampion Beer of Britain 2012. Third of a pint measure. Long queue was observed at 3pm when this was put on. Half an hour later I got my third without waiting.
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Wild River4.50Excellent
Fuller's (part of Asahi Europe) - Brewer's Reserve No.48.50ExcellentMatured in Armagnac casks. Third of a pint. Rich, full-bodied. Lovely.
Greene King - 5X12.00ExcellentThird of a pint. Vintage oak-aged beer normally unavailable to the drinking public and reserved for blending into GK's other beers. Don't believe GK can make great beer? Then you need to try this!
Thwaites - 13 Guns (canned)5.50ExcellentThwaites turn their hands to an American style IPA and come up with a winner. My favourite beer of the day.
Falstaff - 3-Faze3.80Good
Stone - Pale Ale5.40Good
Goose Eye - Chinook Blonde4.20Good

About the Great British Beer Festival 2012

Summary of Beer Scores

 Total
Exceptional-
Excellent8
Good3
Acceptable-
Poor-

Website.

The pub is found in Olympia, Greater London, W14 8UX.

A return to Olympia since Earls Court was unavailable being used, instead, as a 2012 Olympics venue.

We have visited this pub once, seen 11 different beers and tried them all.

Map location

Postcode: W14 8UX